Based on P.L. Deshpande's famous story
'Mhais' , Ptrabhakar Films are making a
Marathi film titled 'Chandi'. The film was launched in a style recently, with a
Muhurat performed in front of P.L. Deshpande's statue housed in the campus of
Ravindra Natya Mandir, Prabhadevi. Popular Marathi comedian along with 67
children from the Balakashram prayed for the success of the film in a
traditional manner.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Dnyaneshwar Govekar, the producer of this film
said that the film was a tribute to late P.L.Deshpande. The director of this
film has rich experience of assisting reputed Bollywood directors like Ramesh
Sippy, Aziz Mirza and Rohan Sippy, while writer Anil Pawar has penned more than
25 scripts so far. The film's cast comprises of a team of 50 veteran and new
artistes from Marathi film industry. The shooting of this film begins shortly in
Goa.